General of the Imperial Japanese Army, Baron Sadao Araki speaks. Images of Japanese people walking

Location:
Japan Date:1933Duration:3 min 20 secSound:Yes

After opening slate in Japanese, General of the Imperial Japanese Army, Baron Sadao Araki, enters and stands before the Japanese flag to introduce the film. As he continues to speak in the background, images move across the screen, including clouds, a spinning world globe, a relief map of Japan, a circular striped spinning disk, a man seen from waist down walking across low grass and foliage. He transitions to walking along a sidewalk and then to a street, where his shadow is cast on the pavement. Next, storm clouds appear, followed by numerous images of the legs and feet of ordinary people walking on a city sidewalk. Most are in Western dress. But some women wear kimonos.